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Gabriela Bernal
Gabriela Bernal is an analyst at NK News and NK Pro. She has a Ph.D. from the University of North Korean Studies, and her work has appeared in various media and online outlets.
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Analysis How the specter of North Korea-Russia military ties hung over the NATO summitSeoul and Tokyo looked to strengthen relationship with alliance, but DPRK remains an afterthought amid focus on China ![]() The impact of the burgeoning military relationship between North Korea and Russia has heightened security concerns for South Korea and Japan, a reality on full display as the two U.S. allies pushed to foster ties with NATO this week. ROK President Yoon Suk-yeol and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida both attended the NATO summit in Washington from Wednesday to Thursday, and they were joined by the security alliance and NATO’s other Indo-Pacific Partners — Australia and New Zealand — in stressing that security in Europe and Asia are connected, while condemning Pyongyang and Moscow’s new mutual defense pact. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |